search

Search the National Library's catalog - books, newspapers, journals, photos, maps, music, manuscripts, radio/TV and more, both physical and digitized. Digitized text (OCR) is matched too by default, so a query can surface newspaper or book pages that mention a term even when it's not in the title.

Signature: search(q: string, required; media_type: string, optional, default None; language: string, optional, default None; county: string, optional, default None; year_from: integer, optional, default None; year_to: integer, optional, default None; digital_only: yes/no, optional, default False; sort: string, optional, default None; page: integer, optional, default 0; size: integer, optional, default 10; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search/?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {q}, {media_type}, {language}, {county}, {year_from}, {year_to}, {digital_only}, {sort}, {page}, {size} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`q`	required	string	Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
`media_type`	optional	union	Restrict to one type, e.g. aviser (newspapers), bøker (books), tidsskrift (journals), bilder (photos), musikk, kart (maps), film, plakater (posters), noter (sheet music), radio, fjernsyn. See get_aggregations(q="*", group_by="mediatype") for the full list with counts.
`language`	optional	union	Language filter - values are inconsistent in the catalog (mixes codes like "nob" and labels like "Norsk bokmål"); check get_aggregations(q=q, group_by="languages") first if unsure.
`county`	optional	union	Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
`year_from`	optional	union	Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
`year_to`	optional	union	Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
`digital_only`	optional	boolean	Only items that have been digitized.
`sort`	optional	union	One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
`page`	optional	integer	Zero-based page index.
`size`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).
`limit`	optional	integer	Gateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number of list items to skip; default 0.

Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "nasjonalbiblioteket",
  "operation": "search",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}

Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

q (required) Type: string. Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.

media_type Type: string. Restrict to one type, e.g. aviser (newspapers), bøker (books), tidsskrift (journals), bilder (photos), musikk, kart (maps), film, plakater (posters), noter (sheet music), radio, fjernsyn. See get_aggregations(q="*", group_by="mediatype") for the full list with counts.

language Type: string. Language filter - values are inconsistent in the catalog (mixes codes like "nob" and labels like "Norsk bokmål"); check get_aggregations(q=q, group_by="languages") first if unsure.

county Type: string. Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".

year_from Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).

year_to Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).

digital_only Type: yes/no. Only items that have been digitized.

sort Type: string. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).

page Type: integer. Zero-based page index.

size Type: integer. Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-09-23T07:14:43Z in 0.218 seconds.

total:

21029

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
9db180df8c77d838923ca63c8781b66f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000012189
title:
Preparing for job-exchanges : An evaluation of Norec's training courses
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2020
publisher:
Norsk senter for utvekslingssamarbeid (Norec)
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000012189_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9db180df8c77d838923ca63c8781b66f
id:
5218e484dd69607840b86b35343e093a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000012203
title:
Temporary workplace integration
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2020
publisher:
Norsk senter for utvekslingssamarbeid (Norec)
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000012203_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5218e484dd69607840b86b35343e093a
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000012191
title:
Study of Government Institutions exchange of staff
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2019
publisher:
Norsk senter for utvekslingssamarbeid (Norec)
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000012191_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/78cc4017c3e9bfca610abe52706bf228
id:
5ddfb002ed7ff04e5d27cfbc98534cc2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000012192
title:
Partnership - just another buzzword?
creators:
1 results
1. Lie, Jon Harald Sande
year:
2022
publisher:
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs - NUPI
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000012192_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5ddfb002ed7ff04e5d27cfbc98534cc2
id:
1cf5e0f536a181a751e5d3efcc5e2b89
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000022043
title:
Norwegian Junior Professional Officers in the UN : The challenge of retaining JPOs and increasing the number of Norwegians in the UN system
creators:
2 results
1. Christophersen, Mona
2. Tiltnes, Åge A.
year:
2023
publisher:
Fafo
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
2 results
1. eng
2. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000022043_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1cf5e0f536a181a751e5d3efcc5e2b89
id:
9b7caa1f4212f78aca479660cd8ee0b0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000022042
title:
The Challenge of Retaining Norwegian Junior Professional Officers in the UN : A Summary
creators:
2 results
1. Christophersen, Mona
2. Tiltnes, Åge A.
year:
2023
publisher:
Fafo
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
2 results
1. eng
2. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000022042_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9b7caa1f4212f78aca479660cd8ee0b0
id:
9b583028987a7aa2a3ec83ba7ab4591c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023091583036_001
title:
LatinAmerika (Bergen) : Latin-Amerikagruppene i Norge. 2023 Vol. 28 Nr. 1
creators:
2 results
1. Latin-Amerika-gruppen, Bergen
2. Latin-Amerikagruppene i Norge
year:
2023
publisher:
Latin-Amerikagruppene i Norge
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023091583036_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9b583028987a7aa2a3ec83ba7ab4591c
id:
a96ef31aa5a27aa0c9161c07a24b8b5b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026033180014_003
title:
Statsspråk (trykt utg.) : bladet for godt språk i staten. 2018 Nr. 3
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2018
publisher:
Språkrådet
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
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county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2026033180014_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a96ef31aa5a27aa0c9161c07a24b8b5b
id:
a1d76103e483641ad07d18e8956f8231
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_vestbyavismoss_null_null_19770505_4_18_1
title:
Vestby Avis (Moss)
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19770505
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Østfold
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_vestbyavismoss_null_null_19770505_4_18_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a1d76103e483641ad07d18e8956f8231
id:
cc1a13ab354d00a385f6e22895abd504
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_mossavis_null_null_19750408_99_79_1
title:
Moss Avis
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19750408
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Østfold
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_mossavis_null_null_19750408_99_79_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cc1a13ab354d00a385f6e22895abd504

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the search lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

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